Drying form for brassiere



A ril 16, 1963 D. w. VANDERBURG DRYING FORM FOR BRASSIERE Filed July 6,1959 INVENTOR.

United States Patent 3,085,723 DRYING FORM FOR BRASSIERE Doris W.Vanderhurg, Birmingham, Ala. (121 N. Richard St., Florence, Ala.) FiledJuly 6, 1959, Ser. No. 825,122 2 Claims. (Cl. 223-66) This inventionrelates to a drying form for brassiere. It has for its main objects toprovide such a device that will be highly satisfactory for the purposeintended, simple in structure, cheap to manufacture, easy to use andkeep in good serviceable condition, and very durable.

It is well known that when a brassiere is cleaned by washing it will nothold its regular shape while drying unless some way is provided to holdits shape while drying. The present invention provides simple means forsuch a purpose.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the drawing anddescription.

By referring generally to the drawing it will be observed that FIG. 1 isa front elevational view of -a form made according to this invention;FIG. 2 is a back view of the form; FIG. 3 is a side view of the formshowing the bendable part of one side extended; FIG. 4 is a detail viewshowing how the bendable parts are removably attached together at theirends; and FIG. 5 is an edge view of FIG. 4.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout thesever-a1 views.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the devicecomprises two similar extending outward portions 1 and 2 of a shape forthe cup shaped parts of a brassiere to fit thereon. These portions areintegral on a base and are rigid and are hollow or cup shaped. The endportions 3 and 4 are bendable and are integral with the rigid portions.One end portion 3 is provided with holes 5 adapted for the latch 6integral with the other end portion 4 to fit remov-ably therein. The cupshaped parts are provided with a hinge structure between them comprisingeyes 7 integral on the edge of one main portion with bent parts 8integral on the edge of the other main portion. This structure providesfor separating the parts when not in use.

The structure is provided with a plurality of ventilating holes 9 tohelp in drying a brassiere on the form.

From the foregoing it will appear that the form is adapted for a wetbrassiere to be placed thereon and have the back ends of the formattached together to suitable tightness to hold the brassiere in itsnormal shape for drying. The attaching means of the brassiere are alsoused to keep it in proper shape for drying.

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The form may be made of any material suitable for the purpose, but Iprefer to use aluminum or plastic or the like; also it may be made indiiterent sizes and capacities, depending on the sizes of brassieres tobe dried.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, I do not wish to limit same to the exact and precise detailsof structure, and reserve the right to make all modifications andchanges so long as they remain within the scope of the invention and thefollowing claims.

Having described my invention I claim:

1. A drying form made of relatively rigid, sheetlike bendable materialfor a brassiere comprising, two base portions, each base portion havingan integral hollow substantially cup shaped portion, attaching eye meansin tegral on the inner base edge of one portion, hook means integral onthe inner base edge of the other part, said hook and eye means beingadapted to hold said base portions together when in use; a bendable flatend portion integral with and extending from each fiat cup base portion,a plurality of adjusting holes in the end of one bendable portion, -aconnecting hook integral in the end of the other bendable portion; aplurality of ventilating holes in the structure.

2. A drying form made of relatively rigid, sheetlike bendable materialfor a brassiere comprising, a base structure having two similarextending integral portions, each of said portions being hollow andsubstantially cup shaped, attaching means as eyes integral on the innerbase edge of one of said portions, hooks as connecting means on theinner base edge of the other portion, said hook and eye means beingadapted to hold said cup and base portions together when in use; abendable flat portion integral with and extending from each end flatbase portion, one bendable portion having a plurality of holes therein,a connecting hook, said hook being integral in the end of the otherbendable portion, said hook and holes being adjusting means for bendingand holding the form in curved position when in use; said form having aplurality of holes therein as wentilating means.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,988,517 Rosenthal Jan. 22, 1935 2,730,275 Flores Ian. 10, 1956-2,755,004 Schumacher July 17, 1956 2,815,157 Badgley Dec. 3, 1957FOREIGN PATENTS 460,023 France Nov. 21, 1913

1. A DRYING FORM MADE OF RELATIVELY RIGID, SHEETLIKE BENDABLE MATERIALFOR A BRASSIERE COMPRISING, TWO BASE PORTIONS, EACH BASE PORTION HAVINGAN INTEGRAL HOLLOW SUBSTANTIALLY CUP SHAPED PORTION, ATTACHING EYE MEANSINTEGRAL ON THE INNER BASE EDGE OF ONE PORTION, HOOK MEANS INTEGRAL ONTHE INNER BASE EDGE OF THE OTHER PART, SAID HOOK AND EYE MEANS BEINGADAPTED TO HOLD SAID BASE PORTIONS TOGETHER WHEN IN USE; A BENDABLE FLATEND PORTION INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING FROM EACH FLAT CUP BASE PORTION,A PLURALITY OF ADJUSTING HOLES IN THE END OF ONE BENDABLE PORTION, ACONNECTING HOOK INTEGRAL IN THE END OF THE OTHER BENDABLE PORTION; APLURALITY OF VENTILATING HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE.